This is a post about the Carnation Food Trip that I attended back in 2008 that I never got around to post. It’s one of the best blog events that I had the privelege of being part of. Nothing can beat the free food and 2-day tour of different places in Central Luzon!

Even though I’ve been on hiatus for a couple of months, I was lucky to have received an invitation to join and experience the Carnation Family Food Trip 2008.

The Carnation Family Food Trip is a 2-day event held last July 25, 2008 where members of the press, as well as bloggers, were invited for a tour of North Luzon and get a taste of their delicacies. The said event was sponsored by Carnation and Appetite Magazine, and was made possible thanks to the Mega Publishing Group.

I heard that there were around 15 bloggers who were invited to the event, however, only six were able to go. These lucky people were: Noemi Dado, Dine Racoma, Raine Contreras, Jehzeel Laurante, Anton Diaz and myself.

This is actually an old post that I had on my old personal blog. I’ve migrated it here because I’ll be using my old blog for a different project.

I don’t usually drink. I don’t like crowded places and I hate going home late at night. I’m the kind of person who’d rather lounge around in the comfort of his room doing random stuff rather than partying late into the night.

So why did I go to the OktoberFest 120 launch at San Miguel Avenue last Friday night? Well, because I was invited to get in for free.

Call me a cheapskate, but who can resist free passes to one of the most biggest events of the year? Oh, I didn’t just get a free pass, I got a media ID that gives me access to places like the VIP media lounge, and the front of the stage. Ha!

Feeling media person

So even if I don’t like to party, this was a chance for poor-little-ol’-me to experience the OktoberFest, uh, experience. Donned with a media ID and a camera, I set out to cover the event like a good member of the media.